Luke 1:7
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
9 According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
- KJV
- And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
- WEB
- But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
- ASV
- And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.
- DARBY
- And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
- BLB
- And unto them was no child, as Elizabeth was barren and both were advanced in their days.
- ÅB
- Og de hadde ikke barn; for Elisabet var ufruktbar, og de var begge kommet langt ut i årene.
- OTB
- Men de var barnløse, fordi Elisabet ikke kunne få barn, og de var begge langt oppe i årene.
- B1930
- Og de hadde ikke barn; for Elisabet var ufruktbar, og de var begge kommet langt ut i årene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 11:11
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
Read in contextGenesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Read in contextGenesis 25:21
And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Read in context1 Samuel 1:2
And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
Read in contextGenesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Read in context2 Kings 4:14
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
Read in contextJudges 13:2–3
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
Read in contextGenesis 16:1–2
Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
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